Pollution linked to a raft of illnesses skyrocketed during a massive fire that burned for two days in Belfast, environmental readings show.
Levels of fine particulate matter called PM2.5, which has been linked to conditions including cancer and lung disease, rose from 6 micrometres per cubic meter to 88 micrometers in the space of four hours during the blaze in Belfast's docks.
Smoke has billowed through the air along the lough shore since, Belfast Live reports.A spike in fine particulate matter called PM2.5 was measured in the air at the Holywood air pollution station along the A2.PM2.5 is called such because it is smaller than 2.5 micrometers.The fine particles are so small they stay in the air longer making them more likely to be
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